Postdoc: Investor Stewardship & Engagement Research

Tilburg University; Tilburg; Híbrido; EUR 55 000 - 75 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Hybrid working

Home working allowance (€2 p/day)

Internet allowance (€25 p/month)

Pension through ABP

8% vacation pay

Resumo da oferta

Tilburg University invites applications for a Postdoc in Investor Stewardship and Shareholder Engagement. The project investigates how institutional investors engage with listed companies, using empirical data and interdisciplinary methods in a hybrid setup at Tilburg Law School.

The successful candidate will study engagement as a relational, ongoing process, run analyses (QCA, regression, text analysis), and publish work in top journals while guiding impact outputs for practice and policy.

Qualificações

• PhD completed or expected by start date in finance, economics, management, or a related field.
• Demonstrated empirical research experience (quantitative and/or qualitative).
• Strong interest in corporate governance, institutional investors, stewardship or sustainability.
• Track record or clear potential for publishing in international journals.

Responsabilidades

• Study engagement as a continuous, relational process beyond separate tools.
• Examine engagement trajectories from first contact to escalation and voting.
• Publish in international peer‑reviewed journals and present at conferences.
• Contribute outputs relevant for investors, companies and policymakers.
• Collaborate in an interdisciplinary team and develop research ideas.

Conhecimentos

Empirical research

Finance

Economics

Management

Corporate law

Formação académica

PhD in Finance

PhD in Economics

PhD in Corporate Law

PhD in Business Ethics

PhD in Organization Studies

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Tilburg University invites applications for a Postdoc in Investor Stewardship and Shareholder Engagement. The project investigates how institutional investors engage with listed companies, using empirical data and interdisciplinary methods in a hybrid setup at Tilburg Law School.

The successful candidate will study engagement as a relational, ongoing process, run analyses (QCA, regression, text analysis), and publish work in top journals while guiding impact outputs for practice and policy.